They said, “Some say Yochanan the Immerser, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
and said to his servants, “This is Yochanan the Immerser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
In those days, Yochanan the Immerser came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”
They told him, “Yochanan the Immerser, and others say Elijah, but others, one of the prophets.”
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
There was much murmuring amongst the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”
Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”